Dempsey and other top Pentagon officials have previously testified that they could not get commandos or fighter planes into Benghazi in time to save the lives of Amb. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. There was an unarmed surveillance drone over Benghazi, but Air Force fighters in Italy’s Aviano air base lacked refueling tankers to allow them to get to the scene. Special-operations teams in the U.S. and Croatia were initially told to prepare for Benghazi, for a possible hostage-rescue mission, but they ultimately didn’t get closer than a staging base in Europe before the attacks ended.

Ok, lets all that is completely accurate. I think sending in forces to secure the "crime scene" would have been the prudent thing to do. It took almost a week to secure the site and it was completely ransacked by that time.

Dempsey and other top Pentagon officials have previously testified that they could not get commandos or fighter planes into Benghazi in time to save the lives of Amb. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. There was an unarmed surveillance drone over Benghazi, but Air Force fighters in Italy’s Aviano air base lacked refueling tankers to allow them to get to the scene. Special-operations teams in the U.S. and Croatia were initially told to prepare for Benghazi, for a possible hostage-rescue mission, but they ultimately didn’t get closer than a staging base in Europe before the attacks ended.

Couldn't get there in time? How do they know that? Dd the terrorists call and say they were stopping the attack, so don't bother coming?

i don't know why the left clings bitterly to this most meaningless of talking points.

Dempsey and other top Pentagon officials have previously testified that they could not get commandos or fighter planes into Benghazi in time to save the lives of Amb. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. There was an unarmed surveillance drone over Benghazi, but Air Force fighters in Italy’s Aviano air base lacked refueling tankers to allow them to get to the scene. Special-operations teams in the U.S. and Croatia were initially told to prepare for Benghazi, for a possible hostage-rescue mission, but they ultimately didn’t get closer than a staging base in Europe before the attacks ended.

Ok, lets all that is completely accurate. I think sending in forces to secure the "crime scene" would have been the prudent thing to do. It took almost a week to secure the site and it was completely ransacked by that time.

Doesnt add up.

Sorry Tvoter but I wouldn't be a hurry to enter that site either ..... I imagine that intel satellites had to check the area for anti aircraft weapons before the military thought it was safe for fighters and drones .... once they are confident that the area is pretty safe ground troops with robots would come in to further check out the area for IEDs or enemy combatants before the FBI could enter to check for evidence . The crime scene isn't going anywhere .

Dempsey and other top Pentagon officials have previously testified that they could not get commandos or fighter planes into Benghazi in time to save the lives of Amb. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. There was an unarmed surveillance drone over Benghazi, but Air Force fighters in Italy’s Aviano air base lacked refueling tankers to allow them to get to the scene. Special-operations teams in the U.S. and Croatia were initially told to prepare for Benghazi, for a possible hostage-rescue mission, but they ultimately didn’t get closer than a staging base in Europe before the attacks ended.

Couldn't get there in time? How do they know that? Dd the terrorists call and say they were stopping the attack, so don't bother coming?

i don't know why the left clings bitterly to this most meaningless of talking points.

Are you really that dumb or are you trying to be funny?

What part of "...they ultimately didn’t get closer than a staging base in Europe before the attacks ended."is causing you confusion?

I guess you'll beleive anything that leaves the lips of the Obama apologists.

There were troops in Tripoli. That's 400 miles away. That's a couple of hours, door to door.

skeeter let the investigations begins ..... Left and Right leaning poltical groups should get the same treatment by the IRS or it isn't fair ..... and we both know that both parties want to be known as being the party of fairness .

btw skeeter is the IRS guilty of a crime concerning of lets say using it office for a political vendetta or was it guilty of profiling a certain group of people ?